Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > regression=# select > > E'xxxxxxx\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > as a, 1 as b; > > a | b > > ------------------------------------------------------+--- > > xxxxxxx +| 1 > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +| > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | > > (1 row) > > > > regression=# > > > > The point here is exactly that previous versions didn't show the > > distinction well. > > > > > > > > If we really want to make linefeeds visible, I think we should place the > indicators immediately after the character preceding the line feed, not > next to the column separator.
One idea would be to change the column _separator_ for newlines --- that way, they don't show up for single-column output. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
